Qingdao City, Labour Contract Administration Standards

Issued: January 31 2002

Main contents: A labour contract must be in writing (Item Five, Section Two). Employers shall not ask the employee to contribute capital, purchase shares or pay a deposit; nor shall the employer take possession of the employee's identity papers (Item Seven, Section Two). The employer shall submit the executed contract to the administrative department of labour and social security for verification and record filing (Item One, Section Four). Upon termination of the contract, the employer shall pay the employee a compensation fee (Item Nine, Section Seven). The employer shall also send relevant documents in seven days to the labour employment services agency at the place where the employee's residence registration is recorded so that the employee may collect an unemployment certificate (Item Four Section Eight). If the parties agree to extend the contract, the employer shall issue the employee a Notification of Labour Contract Extension 30 days before the contract completion date. The employee shall submit the extended contract to the administrative department of labour and social security for verification (Item Two, Section Eight).
Related legislation: PRC Labour Law, Jul 5 1994, CLP 1994 No.7 p21